The Distinctiveness of Time-Spending Retail Against the Backdrop of the Night Market
First written in FY2016. 13 of 27 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-10-01.
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- 2026-10-01Advancedwww.nikkei.com
「トイザらスの売り場は、売り場面積の1割を期間限定ポップアップストアなど体験スペースにする。」
買収予定店舗について、売場の一部を体験スペースとし、カプセル自動販売機、クレーンゲーム、新商品体験コーナーなどを導入する具体策が示された。 - FY2026RestatedAnnual report
「Our group believes that the amusement element, which creates the added value of excitement and anticipation for customers and awakens their desire to purchase, is essential. It is the magical essence that produces the formula “1 + 1 = ∞.”」
The company is reaffirming its concept of time-spending retail, in which the amusement element, in addition to convenience and low prices, serves as a differentiator. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In December 2025, we opened the first Re:Price store, a new experimental format specializing in exceptionally low-priced beauty, health and time-saving products for women in their 30s to 50s. We will continue developing new formats supported by customers and aim to achieve further growth in domestic sales.」
Opened the first store under the experimental Re:Price format, specializing in beauty, health and time-saving products for women in their 30s to 50s, giving concrete form to the development of a new store format. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「During the first nine months of the current fiscal year, the domestic business opened 4 stores in Kanto (Tokyo: MEGA Don Quijote Narimasu, Domise Shibuya Dogenzaka-dori and Don Quijote Keikyu Kamata; Saitama: the same Tsuru-ga-shima store), 1 in Hokkaido (Kirakira Donki Tanukikoji), 1 in Tohoku (Aomori: MEGA Don Quijote Gala Town Aomori), 1 in Chubu (Toyama: Don Quijote Imizu), 2 in Kinki (Osaka: Domise Ario Yao; Shiga: Don Quijote Hikone), and 1 in Shikoku (Kagawa: the same Takamatsu Marugamemachi store).」
Opened a total of 10 stores, including MEGA Don Quijote, Domise and Kirakira Donki, establishing multiple store formats tailored to locations and customer segments and giving concrete form to new business formats. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「During the first six months of the current fiscal year, the domestic business opened 3 stores in Kanto (Tokyo: Don Quijote Domise Shibuya Dogenzaka-dori and Don Quijote Keikyu Kamata; Saitama: the same Tsuru-ga-shima store), 1 in Hokkaido (Kirakira Donki Tanukikoji), 1 in Chubu (Toyama: Don Quijote Imizu), 2 in Kinki (Osaka: Domise Ario Yao; Shiga: Don Quijote Hikone), and 1 in Shikoku (Kagawa: the same Takamatsu Marugamemachi store).」
Opened 8 domestic stores, including Domise and Kirakira Donki, giving concrete form to store-format development tailored to customer segments and locations. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「At the same time as the opening of “Dogenzaka-dori,” we opened the first store of our group’s new format, “Donmise,” in the facility: “Donmise Shibuya Dogenzaka-dori Dodo.” The new-format Donmise is based on the concept of a specialty store offering surprises beyond Don Quijote, featuring a wide selection of carefully selected products from Don Quijote’s private brand “Jounetsu Kakaku” and providing a store experience packed with surprises.」
The first store of the new “Donmise” format opened, providing a new store experience centered on carefully selected products from Jounetsu Kakaku. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「We will further strengthen the 3 elements that differentiate our group, Convenience, Discount and Amusement, and implement various business initiatives to create stores supported by customers and achieve sustainable growth over the medium to long term.」
The group has reaffirmed its policy of strengthening the 3 elements of Convenience, low prices and Amusement and advancing store creation and sustainable growth through business initiatives. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「As a business-format creation company centered on our group’s enduring corporate principle of putting customers first, we will further strengthen the 3 elements that differentiate our group, Convenience, Discount and Amusement, and implement various business initiatives to create stores supported by customers and achieve sustainable growth over the medium to long term.」
The group has reaffirmed its policy of strengthening the 3 elements of Convenience, low prices and Amusement and advancing store creation through business initiatives. - FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「We will further strengthen the 3 elements that differentiate our group, Convenience, Discount and Amusement, and implement various business initiatives to create stores supported by customers」
The group has reiterated its policy of strengthening the 3 elements of Convenience, low prices and Amusement and advancing store creation through business initiatives. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「In Japan, we have opened stores tailored to trade-area size and location characteristics, including the trend-focused new-format store Kirakira Donki Diversity Tokyo Plaza for Generation Z; Don Quijote Apita Kisogawa, featuring an “SNS Fusion” sales floor that brings social media topics and trends into the store and a “New Retro” sales floor incorporating Showa and Heisei culture in its merchandise and décor; Don Quijote Karatsu, featuring the first fresh-food section in western Japan specializing in meat; community-oriented stores; and stores in mixed-use commercial facilities.」
The group has given concrete form to new store experiences and business formats tailored to customer segments, regions and locations, including Generation Z-oriented, SNS Fusion, New Retro and meat-focused formats. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In September 2021, the first DON DON DONKI store in Macau opened at the mixed-use commercial facility Trust Leisure Garden. Under the “Real Japan” concept, the store conveys the appeal of Japanese food through point-of-purchase displays and in-store presentation, while providing an exciting experience of Japanese food and culture that satisfies many tourists.」
The first DON DON DONKI in Macau opened, giving concrete form to a time-spending, Amusement-oriented store combining the “Real Japan” concept, in-store presentation and experiences of Japanese food and culture. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「As a business-format creation company centered on our group’s enduring corporate principle of putting customers first, we will further strengthen the 3 elements that differentiate our group, Convenience, Discount and Amusement, and implement various business initiatives to create stores supported by customers and achieve sustainable growth over the medium to long term.」
The group has reaffirmed its policy of business-format creation aimed at strengthening the 3 elements of Convenience, low prices and Amusement. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Don Quijote Co., Ltd. has opened 10 new stores tailored to local characteristics, including community-oriented stores serving diverse local customer needs, stores serving the needs of new-family households, stores focused on Amusement, and hotel-integrated stores.」
The group opened 10 stores in multiple formats tailored to local characteristics, including community-oriented, new-family-oriented, Amusement-oriented and hotel-integrated stores. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「As a business-format creation company centered on our group’s enduring corporate principle of putting customers first, we will further strengthen the 3 elements that differentiate our group, Convenience, Discount and Amusement, and implement various business initiatives to create stores supported by customers and achieve sustainable growth over the medium to long term.」
The group has reaffirmed its policy of business-format creation, strengthening Convenience, low prices and Amusement and advancing store creation and sustainable growth through business initiatives. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Don Quijote Co., Ltd. opened 3 new stores: Soradonki New Chitose Airport in August 2019, an inbound-oriented store on the newly expanded third floor of the international terminal at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido; Don Quijote Tochigi Hirayanagi, a community-oriented entertainment store; and MEGA Don Quijote Tokushima, a large-format store with a food court and the first store in Tokushima Prefecture, both opened in September 2019.」
The group opened several store formats, including an inbound-oriented airport store, a community-oriented entertainment store and a large-format store with a food court. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In February 2019, we renovated and reopened the double-name business-format conversion stores Don Quijote UNY Kani, MEGA Don Quijote UNY Omihachiman and “same, Nakazato,” followed by “same, Denpoji” in March. These converted stores fully utilized the strengths of Don Quijote, MEGA Don Quijote, Apita and Piago to create stores suited to their locations and trade areas.」
Four double-name stores combining the strengths of Don Quijote and UNY were renovated and reopened, giving concrete form to business-format creation tailored to each location and trade area. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「As a business-format creation company centered on our group’s enduring corporate principle of putting customers first, we will further strengthen the 3 elements that differentiate our group, Convenience, Discount and Amusement, and implement various business initiatives to create stores supported by customers and achieve sustainable growth over the medium to long term.」
The group has reaffirmed its policy of strengthening the 3 elements of Convenience, low prices and Amusement and advancing store creation and sustainable growth through business initiatives. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「As a business-format creation company centered on our group’s enduring corporate principle of putting customers first, we will further strengthen the 3 elements that differentiate our group, Convenience, Discount and Amusement, and implement various business initiatives to create stores supported by customers and achieve sustainable growth over the medium to long term.」
The group has reiterated its policy of business-format creation centered on the customer-first principle and strengthening Convenience, low prices and Amusement. - FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In January 2018, we renovated and reopened the Dotonbori Ferris wheel “Ebisu Tower” for the first time in 9 years. To contribute to the further development of the Dotonbori area, we will resume operation of the Ferris wheel and provide an exciting entertainment space.」
In response to customer requests, the Dotonbori Ferris wheel resumed operation after 9 years, and facility operations were advanced to embody Amusement. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「As a business-format creation company centered on our group’s enduring corporate principle of putting customers first, we will further strengthen the 3 elements that differentiate our group, Convenience, Discount and Amusement, and implement various business initiatives to create stores supported by customers and achieve sustainable growth over the medium to long term.」
The group has reiterated its policy of strengthening the 3 elements of Convenience, low prices and Amusement and advancing store creation and sustainable growth through business initiatives. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「Our group believes that the motivations driving customers to shop at retail stores can be summarized in 3 points: “greater convenience (CV: Convenience),” “lower prices (D: Discount)” and “greater enjoyment (A: Amusement).”」
The group provides a more detailed explanation of its CVD+A time-spending, one-of-a-kind strategy, which combines Convenience, low prices and Amusement. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「As a business-format creation company centered on our group’s enduring corporate principle of putting customers first, we will further strengthen the 3 elements that differentiate our group, Convenience, Discount and Amusement, and implement various business initiatives to create stores supported by customers and achieve sustainable growth over the medium to long term.」
The group has reiterated its policy, as a business-format creation company, of strengthening the 3 elements of Convenience, low prices and Amusement and implementing business initiatives. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「As a business-format creation company centered on our group’s enduring corporate principle of putting customers first, we will further strengthen the 3 elements that differentiate our group, Convenience, Discount and Amusement, and implement various business initiatives to create stores supported by customers and achieve sustainable growth over the medium to long term.」
The group has reiterated its policy, as a business-format creation company, of strengthening the 3 elements of Convenience, low prices and Amusement and implementing business initiatives. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「As a business-format creation company centered on our group’s enduring corporate principle of putting customers first, we will further strengthen the 3 elements that differentiate our group, Convenience, Discount and Amusement, and implement various business initiatives to create stores supported by customers and achieve sustainable growth over the medium to long term.」
The group has reiterated its policy, as a business-format creation company, of strengthening the 3 elements of Convenience, low prices and Amusement. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Pursuing a one-of-a-kind strategy through Don Quijote, a time-spending retailer backed by a fertile night market」
The group positions the night market and time-spending retail as Don Quijote’s distinctive strategy.